flexiblefullpage
billboard
interstitial1
catfish1
Currently Reading

American Concrete Institute releases 2020 codes, specifications, and practices

Codes and Standards

American Concrete Institute releases 2020 codes, specifications, and practices

ACI Collection features guidance on structural concrete construction and rehabilitation.


By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor | February 26, 2020

Courtesy Pixabay

The American Concrete Institute has released 2020 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices.

The document includes nearly 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices. The ACI Collection features ACI 318 “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,” ACI 301 “Specifications for Structural Concrete,” and ACI 562 “Code Requirements for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary.”

Additional categories include concrete materials, properties, design, construction, reinforcement, specialized application, repair, structural analysis, and innovation, plus popular topics such as slabs, formwork, and masonry.

“The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, and materials,” according to an ACI news release. The ACI Collection is available as an online subscription, a USB drive, and a nine-volume set of books.

Related Stories

Healthcare Facilities | Jun 10, 2016

Top 10 health technology hazards include some influenced by space design

ECRI Institute’s annual list includes operational and workflow issues.  

Codes and Standards | Jun 9, 2016

Supreme Court ruling could aid developers on properties containing wetlands

Unanimous decision allows landowners to take regulatory decisions straight to court.

Green | Jun 8, 2016

TD Bank Group's renovated Toronto office is first WELL-Certified project under WELL v1

The newly renovated 25,000-sf space achieved gold-level status.

Concrete | Jun 7, 2016

Concrete Institute publishes document providing concrete curing guidance

New curing monitoring techniques included.  

Energy | Jun 7, 2016

Energy modeling payback typically as short as one to two months

Energy modeling is a ‘no-brainer—like checking MPG on a car’

Green | Jun 2, 2016

USGBC offers new LEED pilot credit: Building Material Human Hazard and Exposure Assessment

For assessing human health-related exposure scenarios for construction products.

Resiliency | Jun 1, 2016

Federal agencies boost standards for more resilient construction

HUD, FEMA, GSA, Army Corps of Engineers make policy changes.    

Green | May 31, 2016

Miami Beach requires developers to meet green standards or pay a fee

Applies to structures larger than 7,000 sf.  

Codes and Standards | May 27, 2016

Better enforcement needed for successful implementation of energy efficiency policies

Commercial buildings the focus of recent code initiatives.  

Codes and Standards | May 25, 2016

LEED Dynamic is worth the effort, says commercial real estate executive

San Diego office tower is California’s first office building to receive LEED Dynamic plaque in recertification.  

boombox1
boombox2
native1

More In Category

Sustainability

Grimshaw launches free online tool to help accelerate decarbonization of buildings

Minoro, an online platform to help accelerate the decarbonization of buildings, was recently launched by architecture firm Grimshaw, in collaboration with more than 20 supporting organizations including World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), RIBA, Architecture 2030, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and several national Green Building Councils from across the globe.




halfpage1

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021